Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But he talks a lot of tripe about football , and his team 's a disgrace . ’ |
2 | He never actually says this in his publications , rather the reverse , but he offers a methodology that focuses away from the child . |
3 | He does n't say a great deal but he thinks a lot . |
4 | I do n't know who she is , but he thinks a lot of her . |
5 | But he thinks a score of 8,300 would be enough to win , compared to his world record of 8,847 , so he will not rule it out . |
6 | ‘ The format is conventional , but he uses a number of Taiwanese tunes . ’ |
7 | There is no saying what Maggie Wyllie sees in the insufferably humourless prig , who deludes himself that he is completely self-sufficient , but he represents a challenge to her feminine guile . |
8 | Oh , I forgot — he does a little gardening , but he employs a man for any heavy work . ’ |
9 | Yes but he spends a lot does n't he Martine ? |
10 | There 's not a trace of bitterness about Peter Shilton , Trevor Francis and Kenny Dalglish , who walked into top jobs , but he states a case for the unknown soldiers of football . |
11 | He did n't do it before and he does n't like it , but he does a bit . |
12 | and records himself going for a piss but he does a bit , it cuts out when he 's actually pissing but he 's going on about now the biros are getting in the way of my knob here |
13 | Not rich — few pig farmers are , he tells me — but he knows a lot of the farming community . |
14 | But he witnesses a gangland slaying and , for the rest of the four hours , he relaunched his career , slept with his manager 's girlfriend and stayed one step ahead of the mob . |
15 | ‘ But he has a system now whereby he selects a side to suit a particular game . |
16 | But he has a problem here . |
17 | Cannon , 39 , had intended to play on for one more season , but he has a back injury that may require surgery . |
18 | But he has a wealth of business experience . |
19 | But he has a daughter who is studying economics . |
20 | At just under 7ft tall and 18 stones , John Thrupp is a giant among men , but he has a king size problem ; his feet . |
21 | That 's the story I was thinking you were doing it today erm it 's called the green knight , but he has a name does n't he ? |
22 | Paul is happy enough , but he has a dream which has been with him since he was a teenager . |
23 | ‘ I 'm a firm believer in breastfeeding and intend to feed Jake until he 's at least a year old but he has a bottle of formula milk when I 'm out in the evening and drinks from a spouted cup at mealtimes — usually pure juice because there 's no added sugar . ’ |
24 | But he has a message for Mr Patten . |
25 | ‘ Bobby is a likeable kid with an angelic face but he has a streak of aggression which needs to be channelled in a legiti-mate way . |
26 | Alain Prost is not as quick as he used to be but was smarter , and Nigel Mansell is not the smoothest driver around but he has a lot of ‘ mechanical talent ’ . |
27 | Pešek is low-voltage by comparison , but he has a lot of heart , he means everything he says , and he does offer this intriguing programme . |
28 | ‘ Well , he 's a businessman but he has a lot of dealings in the City . ’ |
29 | You know , I mean I know he said that the best thing , decision we ever made was not to go to erm Raynes Park because the wicket really has deteriorated on that , but he has a lot of contacts and things . |
30 | Old Dundalk is the class horse in the race and was very impressive in victory at Marks Tey , but he has a mind of his own when it comes to racing and much depends on his current mood ! |